Whatcom County News Briefs: Oct. 11, 2023
Ferndale restaurant named Best of NW FERNDALE — The Leader Block Trattoria & Bar, one of downtown Ferndale’s top restaurants, recently won a prestigious award. Leader Block ...
WCLS presents Open Book: A festival for readers
WHATCOM — Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) presents Open Book: A Festival for Readers, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5 at the Ferndale Events Center, 5715 Barrett Road. The free ...
Whatcom County home prices hold steady despite higher loan rates
WHATCOM — Both Whatcom County and Bellingham have seen home sale prices stabilize after several years of double-digit increases, according to a new real-estate report. The median ...
Gallery: Running dead come to Ferndale
Not to be confused with the horror series The Walking Dead, runners were well enough alive during the City of Ferndale’s inaugural Zombie 5K Fun Run on Saturday, Oct. 7. Some participants ...
Raspberry yield edges up in 2023
By Cal Bratt For the Record WHATCOM — County raspberry production in 2023 was at its highest level in three years, but still not back to the high yields of 5-7 years ago. The tonnage ...
100 CREP contracts canceled
It means losing at least 804 acres of streamside projects and $482,000 in payments By Cal Bratt For the Record WHATCOM — At least 804 acres of county land have been removed from the ...
Community Calendar: Oct. 4, 2023
Through Oct. 14 Winter coat drive Winter coat drive to support the Interfaith Coalition. New or gently used, freshly laundered coats. Coats for men, women, children and infants needed. ...
Guest Opinion: Despite popular belief, newspapers are not dead
“Newspapers are dead,” a solemn but dubious audience of students heard. “In 10 years, they’ll be gone altogether.” We’ve all heard the grim assessment. But it didn’t come ...
Guest Opinion: You need news — everybody needs news
When I was growing up about 20 miles south of Fort Smith, Ark., I had multiple newspapers to choose from: the daily Southwest Times Record out of Fort Smith that covered the River Valley ...
James ‘Jim’ Galen
Please join us to celebrate the life of James “Jim” R. Galen, June 8, 1935-April 20, 2023, on Oct. 15 in the Hetterly pavilion at Berthusen Park.
The celebration will be open house ...